Nigerian Rapper Da Grin Dead at Age 23!

It is with the heaviest of hearts, and deepest sorrow that we regret to announce that Rapper, Da Grin formally known as Olayitan Olanipekun Oladapo is dead at the tender age of 23. As some of you know Da Grin was in a ghastly auto accident last week, and had been receiving treatment for injuries sustained at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH.

Details are still sketchy at this time, but reports from various reliable sources at LUTH are confirming that he has indeed passed. Da Grin was officially pronounced dead by the doctors sometime about 8:30pm local time at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Rest In Peace, Da Grin. You will be sorely missed in Nigeria, Africa and the world as a whole. You leave us with some of the best music from a Nigerian rapper. We Thank God for your life, even if it was short.

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Phemy Phigh says " once again the Ghetto made and lost another GEM..looking at his handsome and life full pictures and i conclude life fucks us all…OLAITAN DAGRIN we boiz in d hood ALG love you but no ur chilling and waiting till we meet again…TRUE LOVE for you and the C.E.O Album was a FULFILMENT …UR A GIANT,YOU SAW,FOUGHT …AND CONQUERED ..ETERNAL PEACE BROV…WE STILL BLOOD…I WOULD WRITE ON AND ON.,,,,,,,,

DAGRIN, WE LOVE YOU BUT GOD LOVES YOU MOST, WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS TOWARDS THE GROWTH OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, YOU MAY NOT KNOW HOW BIG YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE 9JA MUSIC INDUSTRY BUT AS THE SAYING GOES "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL ITS GONE". WE MISS YOU C. E. O

its so so so sad……….. why so early………… God knows best ,i know if he doesnt approve no evil will befall u ola,,,,, u a rare talent and thats the most painful but u rest in a peaceful bosssom wer u shall worry no more… but u r truly missed. the buffday cant be funky without u anymore and the most anticipated april23 seem so glooomy now…….

am very optimistic that these are all rumours since we dont have a reliable intel, nor a press confrence from is family then we should stop spreading rumours that can cos havoc in the community………………DA GRIN IS NOT DEAD VERY SURE COS I KNOW A DOCTOR AT LUTH WHO IS ALSO WORKING ON HIM AND JUST SPOKE WITH HIM JUST I FEW MOMENT AGO…so pls stop spreading fake rumours

i can't still believes he died…………the most painful things is i don't meet him before he died……..i thinking that has comes to the end of that dream of meeting da grin such a lovely friends,i truly missed you boy rest in peace

we don't no why it like that but God know all about we only love him when we no him and when we see or listening to is rap that is when we love him who love when is nobody & when His somebody is only God & he took is son for good that is what i understand

I'm short of words right now,Da Grin it's so painful that you have to go at this tender age,but i surely believe God has His own reason of taking you away,We love you but God Loves you most,Adieu Olaitan

Gone to soon…………fellas!!!……….. what if ur the next ? ………what iz the world gonna say 'bout u….bro A.k.a Grin ur memory is evergrin!!!!!!!!!….when good germ is lost is like a vain lost from the heart……what a freak 2 believe…this could have happen to the so calll politician ……………………………..advice 2 the rest talented musician …………oju ni alakan fi n sho ori ooooooooooooo..

So fresh, i could still remember last october wen u came 2 ilishan in ogun state. U rocked like fire…people freaked wen u performed with cartiair, side-one n k-L, Dj Tee on d wheel of steel. Its really painful. U're even my name sake. ROCK ON MY BRODA. WE LOVE U BUT BABA GOD LOVES U MOST.

Oh Da grin how painful this is to loss you at this early stage …..we Nigerian are expecting more and more free style from you but …where would you be now to give us to lovely Rap of yours, with a different style…I MYSELF WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH…..R.I.P D, GRIN

this is really touching, coz i have been praying for him since i heard he's in the huspital…….i just bought his last disc yesterday, coz the other 2 i have has been skipping in my car, so i just bought another one yesterday, not knowing hes gonna leave us so soon……..THIS MAKES ME THE SADDEST MAN IN THE WHOLE WORLD…..DA GRIN, MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE, AND WE ALL LOVE YOU

What a wicked n sorrowful death. This is indeed a sad news to all nigerians cuz we've lost yet another best rapper in da country. Dagrin wherever you are, we are all going to miss you n i pray may your gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.

Adieu Olayitan… Like your name stipulates.."Richness never end" – May your soul rest in peace and Indeed your legacy will never end and will continue to live through your great music/lyrics.. May the Lord console your loved one.. Sing amongst the stars Da grin.

U left at the peak of your ovation,when you are still a fresh plant that is gradually becoming a tree,the music world has just heralded the coming of a great one with lots of potentials we never tasted enough,u left us salivating for more of you at the genesis and prologue of your journey…i cnt but miss u bro cos u are a prodigy i tot me was gonna hookup a track wit.slipsafe dude,til we meet above in the best music community of God.

WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS BRING SORROW IN TO MY HEART ,I ALWAYS LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC EVERY MORNING WHEN I GET UP FROM BED WHAT AN INSPIRATION TRACK FROM DA GREEN ,MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE ,WE SHALL NEVER FORGET ABOUT HIM ,,,BUT GOD NEED HIM BETER THAN US ,TO HIS FAMILY I PRAY SUCH SUDDEN DEALTH WONT HAPPEN IN THERE FAMILY AGAIN,,AMEN

I love D grin so much but God loves him most I strongly agree with the statement "Oju La'alakan fi'sori" its just like a dream but never come true.Da Grin May You soul rest in Peace…..How I wish you were still here….Enemies behind,enemies in front….One should be very careful in this life…. LIFE IS NOT FOREVER!!!

It caught me unaware, it was as if i had just been stabbed on the back, i still find it hard to believe, tears filled my eyes when i got the news yesterday,, it was as if he was my family,, u re just too young to die,, only when u started to become the rave of the moment that was when the cold hands of death took you away from us… we love you bro but God loves you most… rest in the bossom of the father broo….. We will surely meet again cos we re all destined to die someday… ojooo ajina sira shaaa … one love DA GREENNNNN ………………………………….

Neva felt dis sick abt a naija artist….as in, it really feels like i lost a family memba….it all began wif listenin to Pon Pon Pon on d street… and i fell in love with him…DAGRIN, ma home boy..dere aint no space 4 u at d other side….pls return…nid 2 feel u mor

am just not happy at all, Barrack O Grin, R.I.P, how i wish is story is just a fiction to see how we'll react, please jo ohhhhhh. hard to believe. God Bless Da Grin, His parents and siblings please God help them bear the loss, cos i cant imagine how they'll feel if i feel this way. God Bless Nigeria.

i am the most saddest person on earth today…my hommie has just passed away, you will forever be remember about you great music…Rest in Peace Da grin we are going to miss you forever, i want you to rest in the side of king of pop(Michael Jackson)….contact me if you want more info about dagrin: nolly506@yahoo.com

"Da grin" I remember when i first heard his CD…I could not understand anything he said but i loved it without words for explanation. I wonder wat his next Album was to bring to us ? We can only but Imagine….. Everyday hustle and bustle.

I was impressed to the fact that u had a different voice in music industry….but shocked till this very moments that u GONE?too short too soon. You will be very well missed DE GRIN…R.I.P… ur song lives on……

DA GRIN,JUST WHEN YOU LIGHT WAS SHINNING BRIGHTER,DEATH CAME LURKING FOR YOU.I MISS YOU ,AND WISH IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS,WE SHALL ALL GREATLY MISS.MAY SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE.AMEN……….ADIEU OLAYITAN OLANIPEKUN OLADAPO…..OLENU BI PON PON

Its so sad loosing such a talented young artist………but wat can we do, we cant question God cos him alone nos why…………….he has lived his own and left, it is now left for us to do our part…………to his mum i greet u and say hold tight cos d lord is not done wit u, he wuld be ur sheild and strenghtern u in this time of pain…………to his father hold tight………to nigerians be strong like the eagles we are…………………………rest in peace broda we miss and love u……………

Oh my God..we have lost most important rapper in Nigeria,and i pray may God save his soul and forgive him all his sin in Jesus name,those who kill him should not die again.DA GRIN REST IN PERfect PEACE ,PON PON PON MASTER

I CANT STOP CRYING, I AM GHANAIAN AND ALTHOUGH I MOST OF THE TIMES DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS SAYIN IN HIS MUSIC, IT STILL REACHED ME AND I LOVED HIM FOR THAT.HE REALLY WAS A GREAT ARTIST AND A GREAT RAPPER, NIGERIA'S TUPAC OR EVEN BIGGIE, DATS HOW GOOD HE WAS,,,I KEEP HOPING SOME ONE WILL SAY HE IS ALIVE CA HE WAS TAKEN TOO SOON. REST IN PEACE

I culdnt sleep.is even worst now i saw n heard d news frm Star,tro A.i.t.telé.i saw d pic of him at d hospital n d face of d car.wat came out of my mouth waz "ooo my God.dat car crushed beyond repair.i can feel d pains he had,but i no dis is his last,cos he is wer der ll be no more pain n daz HEAVEN,where Angel mic wil be waiting 4 u,4 another session…

it is not going to be so easy without you around us, a mo pe ole nu be PON PON PON…… DAGRIN, we will never forget your legazy, i promise to always fi enu shi PEPSI if when i become the precident of NIGERIA….. to always go to the farm with OKO because you were never like any agbalagba who will go to the farm without his OKO…….. DAGRIN, you would have been the best for this year but you gone too soon to own these awrds….. DAPO, we shall meet at the end to depart no more…. U RE A RAPPER FOR REAL…………………….. GOOD NITE….. OLAITAN……..

Oma se ooo Olayitan Olanipekun Oladapo,why so soon ? am really sad about this news and i firstly find it very difficult to believe not until i confirm this myself.. Anyway you have make your impact in life and i pray may your soul rest in perfect peace and we will always love and adore and always pray for you.i pray almigth GOD will be with your parents and family… DAGRIN OLENUUUUUUUUUU R.I.P.P

Da grin we all love you here in ogudu ojota,we nigeria are praying for you that rest in perfect peace,and allah we put you in nice place for us.and we all miss you an your song.we still love you.love uuuuuu

YES ITS TRUE…. PLS THE NIGERIAN POLICE SHOULD STOP ALL THE CHECKING AND ROAD BLOCKS… MY DA GRIN WOULD’NT HAVE DIED IF THERE WAS NOTTING LIKE A CHECK POINT OR WHAT EVER. PLEASE GOODLUCK LOOK INTO THIS AND LET US HAVE A GREAT NATION AHEAD. RIP DA GRIN I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

GOD GIVES AND HE TAKES.SO MY DEAREST DA GRIN I PRAY YOU REST IN THE BOSSOM OF THE LORD.DEATH HAS DONE ITS WORST BY TAKING YOU AWAY FROM US BUT IT CANT TAKE THE MEMORIES WE HAVE OF YOU.REST IN PEACE………………

Hey my Darin,I can not stop crying,U will always be the number one for me and my family,We really missed u,and my family is ready to take care of ur family,we will be taking care of ur family so u have no worries rest in peace my man.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ANY MORE………….THE NIGERIAN 2PAC WHO WAS KILLED BY THE NIGER POLICE…………..THE WORLD MISSED YOU DA GRIN…………WE ALL LOVES YOU WHEN YOU ARE ALIFE AND AFTER YOU LIVES…………..MAY YOUR PERFECT SOUL REST IN PEACE

His death was a consequence of government's non tolerant disposition to the plight & yearning of the masses. How else can one explain their allowing the industrial strike at an already under-funded, under-equipped, & ill-staffed LUTH. He's dead because his family couldn't afford the bill for a Saudi trip.

Da Grin we all here in Nigeria will really miss u. i wish u can still here our cry where ever u are eve though u asked us not to cry for u in your song "If i die". I personally will miss u so much. Fare well Da Grin.

Da Grin is a big lost to t hhttp://www.jaguda.com/2010/04/22/nigerian-rapper-da-grin-dead/comment-page-14/e entire rap community in the world i can't seem to accept the reasons behind this untimely exit. i want every body to keep his memory alive in their heart by buying and auctioning his remains and articles and a memory be built around his entire family. Da Grin, I'm a street Boy like you was and i know what it takes to grow from hood to fame and not enjoy the benefit..this is really more painful than it appears to be, we should be mourning him, nationally as well as we are doing to Yaradua because he is an Icon to the Rap world just as Mr Yaradua is to the political world. He was our voice and he speaks for us..I pour out some liquor for you Dawg…You Live On..RIP DA GRIN!!!

my guy even though we did not meet to runtins i feel u deeply in my heart,even if we can't see now till the time but your good hand work always keep singing in air like sound from bird up the sky,RIP brother men in getto feel like pac.

Its a pity, a big p n t as my dad of blessed memory will say. Dagrin killed himself o. He was drunk, so y didnt he stay over where he was till the next morning so the alcohol's effect on him would have worn off. For others that drink hard spirits like dagrin, pls stop it if you can, if you cant, then dont drink and drive. Let's give Jesus a chance in our lives, a chance to have a personal relationship with him

WHAT A F#%KIN DUMB ASS !!!!! SMFH .. WHY FEEL SORRY FOR SUMONE WHO DIDN'T WONNA BE HERE !?? STR8 UP, I LABLE THAT A WEAK ASS COWARD !!!!!! WUT ABOUT THE LOVE ONE'S U LEFT BEHIND THAT LOVES U MORE THEN LIFE ITSELF !!??? OBVIOUSLY HE COULDN'T STAND PRESSURE & THAT'S WUT LIFE COMES WIT … IT'S CALLED UP'S & DOWN'S !!!!!! & ALOT OF U GUY'S NEED TO READ THE BIBLE FOR A CHANCE …. SINCE WEN SUMONE GET'S EXCEPTED TO HEAVEN AFTER TAKIN THEIR OWN LIFE !!??? HELLLLOOOOOO IT'S CALLED SUICIDE PPL, WHICH MEANS U BECOME A LOST SOUL !!!!!!! YEAH I KNW, THE TRUTH HURT'S !!!!!!! BUT GUESS WUT…. KEEPIN IT REAL IS ALL I KNW, SOO F#%K IF U DNT LYK IT !!!!!!! AS FOR ME … IMMA CONTINUE LIVING LIFE TO THE LIMIT, FUCKIN DEZ HOE'S, & GETTIN MONEY TILL I CAN'T NO MOE !!!!!! MI.YAYO

baba ku, baba ku, iwa lon jebe, Da'grin i give u ur fully respect, but where-ever u are just have this at the back of ur mind that (dRaylorD) would be out very soon and start from you u stopped and rake all ya enemies away in d industy with rhymes…….salute General Da'grin

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